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Good tool, quite powerful. I use it a lot when I work on my truck.Well built, rugged and strong.Battery life is great.However it is very noisy (need protection), has no brake, very heavy and is not as powerful as expected.Th esocket attachement is not practical at all.
It's expensive but it's a great tool. I ordered this 1/2" to use on my track car. I ordered the Dewalt 6 piece 18 volt tool combo but I didn't realize the included impact wrench was a 1/4". It works extremely well. Consider when buying that you do get 2 batteries and a charger with it, one of the reasons it's so expensive. The battery lasts a very long time and the wrench will pull off my 80lb torqued lug nuts even when the battery is starting to go.
I had to take off flywheel bolts that just wouldn't budge. There is no ramping. Some mechanics quoted me upwards of $200 just for the labor, as I had already picked up new parts myself. It took it off and tightened it with ease. Due to time constraints I picked up this impact wrench, but I was initially looking into the ingersol rand model.
Although, it was an impulse buy at Sears, I would have saved more than $50 on Amazon so buy it here. This impact wrench did the job. If you are somewhat mechanically inclined and wouldn't mind doing the bigger projects, you'll save yourself a lot of money and time.The only con I have experienced so far as others have mentioned is that this particular model does not have variable speed -- meaning you push the trigger and it goes full speed. I'm convinced this cordless impact wrench can handle most automotive repair jobs as long as it can fit. Since I already have a Dewalt cordless drill and experienced zero problems whatsoever, I decided I'd go ahead and make the purchase without checking any reviews.I have to say that I am extremely happy with my purchase.
No sweat.Another job that I had been putting off was changing my rear struts. I hope this tool lasts a very very long time. I had no problems loosening the lug nuts, strut mounting bolts or the strut nut on top.
Failed to remove any lugs on a 1996 buick. Fresh battery. Failed to remove 3 out of 4 lugs on a 1998 Corolla. I had high hopes. Failed to remove 4 of 4 lugs on a small 2002 BMW.
I was amazed: it only took me about five minutes to pull all of them into place. Had to replace four wheel studs on a very tight hub on an older Chevy Suburban K1500 4X4. I did the studs, both of my front wheels for brakes, and the battery wasn't showing any signs of slowing. I am fairly certain that it doesn't really produce 300 ft.lbs., except perhaps on absolute full charge. I was a little concerned about the wrench's stated torque, but bought it anyway thinking I could just use it to change tires in a hurry. Yes, it is loud, but not as loud as a compressor and air ratchet. I would definitely recommend it, unless you are going to be pulling hub nuts or something and then I would get a strong air-powered model. It took some wacking, but it got those studs in pretty fast.
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